Back at the King's Quarters in Versailles.
"Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte," Napoleon II repeated the name Armand suggested to be his secretary. In his previous life, he remembered Charles-Louie as the last Emperor of the French Empire. A nephew of Napoleon I. He hasn't interacted with him a lot so he lacked information about his current life in this alternate world.
"Tell me about him," Napoleon II said. "Why did you suggest my cousin to be my secretary?"
"Tell me about him," Napoleon II said. "Why did you suggest my cousin to be my secretary?"
Armand adjusted the folder in his hands before answering.
"Because he fits the role," he said. "Not because of who he is, but because of where he stands."
Napoleon II turned slightly. "Explain."
"Charles-Louis has never been at the center," Armand said. "Close enough to observe. Far enough to stay quiet. That matters more than people think."
"That doesn't make him competent."
